The Boston Strangler - 8/10 - Another solid true-crime opus from Richard Fleischer. It really gets the viewer into the seemy underbelly of Boston and makes a good show of how challenging police work can be. The split screen gimmick is a bit overused but that doesn't stop the film from being compelling throughout. Tony Curtis is great, Henry Fonda good, and there's an interesting supporting cast (George Kennedy, Murray Hamilton, Hurd Hatfield, Jeff Corey, William Hickey) to back them up.

Across 110th Street - 7/10 - Pretty cool little film. My biggest complaint is that the police investigation is only haphazardly tied into the main plot, and the direction and editing are sloppy at times (especially in the last scene). Otherwise it's a nice crime saga/blaxploitation pick with good performances, cool music and lots of gory violence.

The Dead Pool - 7/10 - I went in expecting something awful and was pleasantly surprised. It's not a patch on the first two Dirty Harry films, of course, but it scores a lot of points through its clever self-parody - it lacks the unearned seriousness and off-putting nastiness of Sudden Impact, for damned sure. I don't know if the remote-control car scene is awesome or awful but I loved it all the same. And I have to admit I enjoyed seeing Jim Carrey get offed.

Elvis:That's the Way It Is (1970) The dvd release was presented a reedited version of the original movie. i still have the original vhs with the theatrical version the movie+ another vhs with material not originally included in the movie, but I do not feel like watching them now. But as I don't recall having much appreciated the movie the first time I saw it and preferring by far the following movie on Elvis concerts (Elvis on Tour) I presume the editing was for the better. I think this should not leave no doubt that Elvis was by far the best live rock performer ever. 8\10